Neuroendocrinology in Physiology and Medicine

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Summary: Pre-Clinical Neuroendocrinology at its best
Review: Conn and Freeman's excellent book "Neuroendocrinology in Physiology and Medicine" covers th full range of topics in the field from molecular biology to electrophysiological control mechanisms. The level of anatomical detail in chapters is always appropriate for the specific topic covered. Explication of hypothalamic and extrahypothalamic mechanisms are detailed without undue speculation. The reader will find a balance between pre-clinical and clinical considerations. It would serve very well as a text in a seminar course as well as a beginning post-graduate lecture course in neuroendocrinology. The coverage of chronobiology is excellent but discussion of pineal and habenular mechanisms needs development. Medical students would profit from its relevance to alternative and complementary medicine in conjunction with a detailed work on the Limbic System. Physiological psychologists, neurochemists and all other neuroscientists would profit greatly from owning this book.